Parsha Perspectives for Today (Tetzaveh)

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this week we have the privilege of learning of studying of reading par it appears in the art girl Stone KES on page 464 and before we even dive into theuk themselves let's take a look at those opening words of the par that have been made famous and you so many questions we can ask and you don't start a sentence you certainly don't start a paraa with the word and what do you mean and you and but our commentary spe uh focus more specifically on the word and you rather than use moshe's name it simply engages the pronoun you indeed this is the only parti the Torah since our introduction to Moshe at least this is what how it is recorded by most in which his name does not appear now the balat yov benher explains that when mosha pleads with Hashem to forgive the people next week we'll read about the horrific mistake the terrible miscalculation of the building of the agel as of the golden calf and Mo who grabs hasem and says you have to forgive the people because if not erase me from your book which you have written and Hashem takes mosha upon the offer and so instead indeed his his name is erased from our Pasha and he is referred to in the second person singular you V and you so next week mosha is going to make a threat and this week Hashem makes good on that threat you want to be erased from the book no problem your name will not appear in the para it is simply but why specifically our para if indeed that's the case the B is right that AEM is calling moshe's bluff you threaten me you threaten me Erase Me from the book so why specifically is it this para why not eliminate or remove mosha ru's name from a different pers why this one answers that mosha says it in the past tensea Erase Me from the book that you've written in the past tense so by the time you get to next week's paraa you have to have erased me from the book that you wrote in the past tense and that's why para is chosen it is the para that comes before K in which he makes the threat but he says it a in the past tense and that is why it is in our Para that is the ins of we should read it as Erase Me from the 20th saer the 20th para what is the 20th par in the Torah you guessed it and that's why taba was chosen because Hashem is calling moshe's bluff oh yeah I have to forgive if not you want to be erased no problem we'll erase you from the 20th para the 20th is but my dear friends I want to share with you a different Insight this morning and it's an Insight of from it's in volume 21 and the Reb shares the following he says that the question is based on a faulty assumption we want to know why did Hashem takes Mo take moshe's name out of our if in fact he's calling a moshe's bluff his threat so then why not from any other paraa says the Reb Moshe is not missing from the par at all in fact he's even more present than usual where's mosha what do you mean go through the paraa where do you see moshe's name and you is a pronoun where's the reference to Moshe says the rebba in the very first word and you you see a name is the word that we designate for a person for everyone else to refer to him or her a name is how we are known a name represents and reflects our contributions and our accomplishments and how we're acknowledged and even before we have a name even before others label us we exist so the name is when everyone wants to talk about barrel and they want to be talking about the same person you have to use a name a name is a label a name is how we identify a name also is a description but we exist before we have a name so the word you says the rebba refers to the essence the core of who a person is far beyond the name that we're given so a name in some ways is a description and a name is a very powerful tool a name is not only a label but a name describes we're told that that parents have a certain level of n parents have a certain SE sense of Prophecy and precious in order to be able to know whom they are describing with the name but a name also limits us a name tries to confine us to the limitation or boundaries of that description the word you is who we are with no interference from others it's who we are in our core in our Essence with no need to be identified or to be acknowledged or labeled by anyone else so the re points out that mosh raenu is the greatest on of he's the most humble person who ever lived his greatest attribute was his recognition that he exists only to be an instrument only to be a vehicle to advance hashem's world for will for this world mosh is not in it for himself he's not looking to make his name or to make his name greater all he cares is to be of service to do good to be an evid Hashem he's on a mission to repair the world to help people and to actualize the very potential the reason he was created all mosha wants is to fulfill his sense of you of not to advance or promote his name Moshe to just be to be his V so on the surface our paraa is a dimunition of moshe's presence if you look you say his name doesn't appear but the TR says the rebba in our para it is the most authentic the most accurate the most powerful the deepest reference to Moshe it is the mosha not limited by the boundaries of a name by how others perceive or what others hope or what others expect but it is the mosha of the of you down to the core stripped to the essence of a person who is drive not for a greater name he's the most humble but a drive for purpose in his life this Insight of the rbba strikes me this year very recently I walked into a gathering of people in our community and there was a person there a performer and I was very late to the event I had a conflict so I came and ate and I tried to sneak in and when I tried to sneak in several people very kindly stood up stood up for for Torah not from me so uh the performer noticed I walked in and recognized that I was a rabbi and he said welcome welcome Rabbi I'm so happy you're here what's your name who are you and my first instinct was what's my name like haven't you seen Mish like what do you mean what's my name says my community and then all of a sudden I realize what a phenomenal muser yeah who am I what's my name I'm a nothing been aour why should this individual know who I am it was a phenomenal muser and a reminder that who are we none of us are in it for our name or our ego it's not about us as the brand it's abouton it's about the Torah it's about our Essence it's not about making our name great it's not about followers or friends it's not about reposts it's not about a name and lights it's about the essence of what we're trying to accomplish and what we're trying to stand for and that's what the rebba says that don't dare think that mosha doesn't appear in Pas mosha appears more authentically in Pasa than he does elsewhere because DAV it's here that Moshe is not limited or Bound by a name how others see it the name enlights it's V it's the core the essence of who he is it's the you of who he is and that is our mission that's our mandate you see this also we're going to celebrate this week we need the joy the the happiness what will represent of the year anniversary we need the joy of pum so when Esther hesitates to go to in that pivotal moment in that incredible Crossroads Moshe turns to her Moshe M turns to her and he says if you stay silent in this crisis then you know what Prosperity Deliverance Redemption it's going to come to the Jews but you know where it's going to come from don't worry God's Got A Plan you think this depends on you you think you have to be the hero or heroine you think it relies on you God's Got A Plan God can bring about a result however he wants there are so many ways he can bring about the conclusion the result he wants I so why Mori why am I coming to you Esther and why am I precious you because if you don't step up and stand out then that because you know what if you don't step up if you don't fulfill your purpose if you don't take advantage of this moment and rise to the occasion you know what will be lost your sense of the you and your father's house will perish who knows if this is why you're in this position this is why you have access to the King this is why you've been given this opportunity this is who you are in your essence this is what your life is all about do you want to Forfeit the V forget the name Esther you'll always be known as a queen in Persia you'll forever be enshrined in the history books as the queen Queen Esther but forget your name how about the like the how about your essence your potential who you are who you're meant to be you're going to lose you're going to forfeit your sense of of who you're meant to be of your essence of what you're meant to accomplish don't surrender the opportunity the Jews will be saying have no fear Hashem has other ways but your essential mission of why you're here that will be lost Mark Twain famously said the two most important days in your life are the day you're born and the day you find out why the day you're born in the day you find out why so why are you here and Esther if you don't rise to this occasion and if you don't take advantage of this moment you will forfeit you will concede you will lose that sense of the you'll lose the very purpose the very reason for which you are here the very core of it all and that is what and that is what m is telling Esther it's what Hashem is telling Moshe a beautiful Insight of the Reb it's a mistake don't ask why D moshe's name doesn't appear it does appear it's not diminished it's in fact increased it's the most authentic it is the appearance of Mosa's name as a so the par begins with the Mitzvah of lighting the candles command the children of je of Israel take clear olive oil it's crushed Lama so that it can illuminate most pure and what's its goal in order that the candles in order that the um candleabra be lit continually and consistently we're going to see this at the end of the para the Corban the notion of T the manura was lit tmid the corbon T the daily sacrifice was offered tmid the notion of consistency and of constancy one of the reasons we fast in the 17th of tamas one of the great uh examples of the destruction was our inability to continue to offer the carbon tomed which will say well we were honest we were exempt what could we do it was beyond our control but it's tragic when there's something you're so used to and it's taken away from you it's tragic for many years for most of my life I didn't understand it but this year I do how many of us around peram time last year were coming up on a year perm and pesak last year where the Sho was shut down and we didn't hear we couldn't answer Kadesh some couldn't say Kadesh we didn't hear the Torah being read the Corban T the T of our life of daily doing of daily community of daily Sho it was lost the value of consistency and constancy the manure that was lit tumid and the carbon that was offered tmid and we mourn and we grieve when that carbon stop St when it ceased because that is painful that's a source of Destruction and I think we can appreciate that even more maybe this year than most the chab says the following chab talking about this manura that Aon and his children are called upon to light and how are they meant to light it rash says the mission the goal I mention this every year it's a great lesson of Education it's a perspective for today our job is to touch our flame to another Wick until it's till it rises on its own we're not a flashlight don't just shine a light on others our goal is to make them illuminate on their own to be a source of light and to shine bright on their own that's the mission to raise the flame regularly the children around us to be on fire so that we Inspire the people around us and that is the amazing Insight of rutner says the following the says later in that the manura was outside of the outside the curtain what do you need the light for on the light was provided from Hashem all 40 years we wandered in the desert the light that emanated from the Candelabra was not about uh need for light but rather it was a message it illuminated the world it was Aus it was a testament to all those in the world it was a testament and a testimony that the that the light shines from these Jewish people to the entire to the entire world to the entire world so rautner is bothered by this question what does the g shabas mean what are you talking about the whole world would see the mon the calabra lit and they would know that the that the divine presence dwells among the Jewish people wonders and asks a foot gaval kha a great question what do you mean the whole world will know who sees the Candelabra who sees the manora only a few people enter into the only those eligible only those qualified enter into the so what do you mean Bo the whole world will see this is the question of rautner and listen to what rautner says rautner says the whole world will see that God dwells with the Jewish people because the light of the manura not because they will witness firsthand the light of the manora but when those who do enter the when they will be lit by the manura when they will be on fire from the manura and it will be contagious and they will light the fire in others it will spread like wildfire until the whole world knows the Jewish people are on fire because the dwells among them for adus for Testament for Testimony you don't need a conference and you don't need news cameras and you don't need a news feed and you don't need a blog or a newspaper you need some Jews who their amuna is so deep so authentic so intense that they are on fire only a handful have to enter the and see this manura and its light and then the result be on fire fire to be contagious to light the fire in others and that's what it means otherwise what does chabas mean the whole world will know they don't see it you know how the whole world will know because it will spread a message and the whole world will know that the Jewish people are in fire they're godly people the way they conduct themselves morally and ethically and with discipline and with dignity and they strive not for happiness but for Holiness they are on fire and when they're on fire it'll be seen and palpable around the world and that's the Miss that's what rash says that yeah the few who go in and witness the manur will then take that light virtually they'll take that light symbolically metaphorically and they will illuminate the world their being on fire will ignite and Spark the fire in others until the world is on fire and says rautner that's also what it means the first rashan Torah the rashan Braes that we're all familiar with why does the Torah begin with the whole book of Braes and the whole story line why didn't we begin from where why didn't we begin from the very first Mitzvah in the Torah why didn't we start from later says rashing the power of's action he told his Nation so the whole world would know if they accuse us of being thieves that we stole Israel that we don't share vaccination with those who live in Israel who aren't Jews if they Levy false accusations anti-semitic tropes against us then the Torah itself testifies no God created the world and God gave us the land of Israel and again wonders R hutner it should have said heos what do you mean he told the nations of the world he created the world and he gave Israel to the Jewish people it should have said heos he told the Nations why does it say he said the same answer if the Jewish people believe that Israel is ours if the Jewish people believe that the Torah is immutable that the Torah is undeniable that the Torah is if we believe that this is the word and the promise of God and it's unequivocal it's unconditional it's absolute then the other nations of the world will follow will believe when we equiv at when we're uncertain when we fluctuate then they do too so says if we're on fire we ignite the world we ignite The Spar we can influence and impact the entire world that that God dwells Among Us how by living like God dwells Among Us by being on fire being inspired leading Mindful and meaningful Jewish lives this was the mission sayner lastly of el el would go with KH a different route each and every year with p and his co-wives they would take a different route each and every year why because he would want to pass people who would say hey where you going and he'd say let me tell you where I'm going come with me it is the mission the way that you inspire others is being Spire inspired yourself our mission is if we are on fire it will ignite a fire a spark in others in others as well okay moving right along with that we start are our para so going back to this first take oil that is Olive that is pure C that is crushed Lama and why is it crushed for the purpose of being a uh the purpose of being a a Illuminating in order to in order to raise in order to raise the the holy he says what do you mean says the holy sh Torah is liken to olive oil pure sheman if you want to Merit to learn Torah like sheman you have to break theara in you and then you'll be able to let the light of Torah in we have such blockage on our heart we have such blockage on our Nish we have all of our baggage that we carry we have all of our background which holds us back and our baggage which limits us says the U you know how Torah breaks into our heart and lights us up if you want the sh which is Z then you have to break you have to break the so that it can come in and it can illuminate our first says Dr our first a of the day wonders the word Z means pure casis means crushed how do you arrive at the pure olive oil first you crush it and what emerges is the pure olive oil so it should have said crush it it's pure why is it in the wrong order and listen to this Insight of the you have to understand based on why are the Jewish people compared to an olive teach us Olive an olive is nice and Olive is is good and Olive is delicious good Greek salad olives on top of pizza Olive and other ingredients that's M I think I think that's the knowledge I have of where olives belong but the real value the real worth of an olive is for the olive oil you squeeze it for the oil so everybody knows that the only way to get the oil out of the olive is to crush it to squeeze it you know what brings out the potential in the Jew you know what helps us realize who we're meant to be when our back is against a wall when we're squeezed when we're crushed that's when the Purity within us comes out when we're casual and when we're comfortable and when we're able to Simply March through life then there's all kinds of hidden latent potential inside us the purity of who we could be doesn't emerge but when we're squeezed when we're crushed when we're pushed against the wall when we're forced to find and to dig deep within ourselves strengths and capacity we didn't know then that pess the Purity flows the purely Purity flows from there and he goes on he quotes we have a lot more I want to cover so I'll just skip to his bottom line Jewish people have a pure power that's hidden in inside us unfortunately it takes tragedy it takes crisis it takes conflict it takes plague pandemic it takes War it takes boys being kidnapped for that Purity to flow it's when we're crushed it's when we're squeezed it's when we're forced that we realized our greatest strength our greatest value our greatest Purity so similar the Jewish people are likened to Stars we say in our daving the light of the stars is always in the background in the sky only once you get close do you see the hidden light similar only when when the it's night to the light of the stars come out we have a great light we have a great Purity we have great potential but we need to be squeezed in order for it to come out this is the way of the Jewish people we have been dispersed among the Nations the Jews of shushan were fast asleep they were fast asleep they were vulnerable hamon came to strike and we were going to disappear because we were sleepwalking through life assimilating and eating at a party whose whole theme was celebrating our demise from the of the mikdash and it took a crisis it took a threat of annihilation extermination to wake us up it's when we're squeezed when we're squeezed when we confront enemies or challenges or crisis it's when we're squeezed and crushed the best of us comes out and therefore that's why so that's why to tell us that the Purity is inside now crush it squeeze it and bring it out we have a merit we have a potential we have a purity you have to squeeze it in order to reveal the light that's hidden inside so seemingly it's out of order but in fact it's in the perfect order namely the order is to first know and believe that we have a purity inside and then recognize that when we're squeezed that when we confront challenge that's what brings it out next so why did I say it was in this just told you in that is right here in the tent of the meeting outside of the that is covering the tablets that's where you arrange it the man is arranged and it's lit outside the outside of the so says of the following great Insight says even the Jew who feels that they're sometimes there a Jew who feels they're so distant they're so far away they're so alienated they're they're outside they're an outlier there's no room for them they're being judged and marginalized and dismissed for the Jew who feels like they're on the outside maybe for some of us who feel like we are on the outside says the carer is a worth is a value to the Jew who feels that to the Jew feels they're they're on the outside tell them their value tell them their worth make them realize They're Not Invisible they're highly visible they're not inconsequential they're incredibly consequential the represent the teachers the and the and they AB don't make them feel like a gourish and nothing make them feel great don't knock them down lift them up the way to bring them back inside inside from feeling mik instead of feeling like an outsider somebody struggling with addiction somebody who's struggling with being inspired someone who's struggling with staying on the D they feel like an outsider the the leaders the communal leaders the L leaders the the clayes Andes our job is to to give them an to give them a Worth to give them a great value to remind them who they are and who they could be and they therefore to be able to bring them back inside skipping right ahead now we get to the big day Kohan we've spoken about this in the past if you'd like to hear our interpretation of the big day K you can listen to previous par on Tor or Rabbi eam goldberg. org y.org rabf goldberg. org don't forget to subscribe to this YouTube channel you'll be notified about all of our classes and learning opportunities live simply subscribe here so we're going to skip forward in the big unlike the clothing that had to put on was Rebellion the nakedness they felt because the Yahara became absorbed internally this clothing is not to prevent shame and embarrassment malush is bua we wear clothing to avoid shame malush clothing garments is Mila from the language of Shame so this clothing and distinction is not about shame but rather is about it's about honor it's about honor and it's about Glory so let's go through a little bit l l b this is the we're up to the and about the sorry let's go back first I'm out of order these are the garments that you should make page 464 in the art SC Stone these are the garments you make a breastplate n a robe a tunic of a box like knit a turban a sash make vestments of sanctity for Aon your brothers and his sons in order to minister to me there's an amazing Rashi here there's an amazing Rashi here Rashi says the following an aod look at Rashi on aash this a among the garments that are listed that we're supposed to make is an aod what in the world is an aod so Rashi says I haven't I have no idea what it is I haven't found a translation an interpretation I haven't found a Bryce Rabin writings which explain the A's design so what is it Li often uses that expression and this is what I think where do you get it from rashi rashi says this is what I think I don't have evidence I can't find the not a I don't find Med but here's what I think it is my heart tells me that it's a belt that's worn around the back similar to what people who ride horses wear Rashi gives this description of the design and where does he have the boldness the brazenness to offer a suggestion of an interpretation of what the design is even though he doesn't have any evidence or Source where does he get that from he gets it from those words three words Li om Lee my heart tells me so I ask a simple question am I also entitled to do that am I also entitled to say I don't know what Hashem wants but lii omly my heart tells me that this is what this means or this is what hasem wants the to be or this is what he wants me to have a view of the world is my heart the same as rashi's is your heart the same are we also entitled to use that license of Li so listen to the words of it's in the the answer can be inferred from a passage in that says that were crowned with three karum with three crowns the K Kahuna the k m and the K T the crown of kingship the crown of priesthood and the crown of Torah K Torah writes to does not merely signify gaining Torah knowledge but elevation and personal purification Tamor engenders a refinement of the personality depth of understanding replaces superficiality as the individual under goes a total transformation one who is crowned with cator gains a new sensitivity and a new Velton a different view of the world salich the r writes about his grandfather would compare his approach to resolving a difficult passage in Ram with a traveler must reach his destination in the darkness of night in the distance he sees the flashing of a dim light that signals his ultimate destination pointing him in the proper direction even if was only in the initial stages of formulating his ideas to resolve the difficulty he intuitively knew the approach to take he had the sensitivity and perception to the underlying message and theme of a to look beyond the simple words in the page and to be able to uncover the treasure that lies within one must perceive the faint blinking light instinctively move in its direction K Torah means that the individual is entirely involved and gains a certain intimacy with Torah he's elevated he is absorbed in inner Holiness he gains a special intuition and insight he has the ability to feel the torah's pulse and infer its thought process what an Insight of the r based on the Z you know when someone can say when a person's heart has been fashioned and molded with Torah when you know enough Torah you know he doesn't quote it here the r gave his HB for his uncle the brisar and he talked about AIS andu there's the notion of those who are engaged and the notion of those who are married when you're engaged you think you know someone but when you've been married for many years you can finish the other person's sentence someone says what does your spouse want for dinner what does your spouse think of this what is your spouse you can finish their sentence you can intu it their desire and what they want because of the intimate way that you know them you have a knowledge of them which is deep a knowledge of them which is profound a knowledge of them which surpasses that of others so the r said about his uncle the bris others are engaged to Torah others have a casual relationship they're dating Torah the brisar was married to Torah and that's why he was able to finish hashem's sentences because of the level of of intimacy of connection of marriage that's what Rashi saying here on the a liar I'm married to Torah I can't find the source I don't have evidence but Li omly my heart is in syn with the heart of Torah it beats with the beat of Torah it pulsates with the pulse of Torah and therefore he is entitled to say Le om something that those who whose heart does not beat with the pulse of Torah it doesn't matter how well you can Google or look up a sh or Torah it doesn't matter how much you have it doesn't matter how much you have but if your heart if you're not a of the stature of the says if you're not a Torah whose heart beats with Torah then you're entitled to a lot of things but not to be able to say page 466 now next we talk about the a that we were just describing and the aod had it was a garment that you put and attached over the shoulders and over the shoulders you hung so you put the two sh stones and engrave on them the names of the Jewish people six of the names on one stone and the six names of the other went on the other went on the other Stone sayra Dr second R of the day says Rashi not Rashi rather the bat the bat on this says six of the names on one stone six of the names on the other Stone six of the names six names on sh spells the word the acronym for the word so it's a six names on this six names on the other because these 12 tribes they declared they respond so is an acronym for the Torah right based on those doing the surely remember we all know the story recorded in the that yob is on his death bed and he calls his children he gathers them and he wants to revealed to them the end of days but he's suspicious he's worried he says to himself what if I have abs what if I have somebody living with me who is uh who's not going to be part of the program a and my brother asov and what if among my children is somebody who is ineligible so what happened all the children responded in order to affirm they were of the faith they all said in Unis and they said to their father just like there's only one God in your heart no ABA no tati no dad that there's also only one God in our heart yov so relieved says doesn't appear in the Torah how can we ignore yov said it how can we say it doesn't appear and so we say it in an undertone in a whisper and the there are six words in there are six words in therefore they merited six words six names on one stone and names on the other Stone and Dr beautiful and a beautiful B what in the world does one thing have to do with the other the stones of the a that had the six names on each Stone what's the connection shma names Stones what in the world what does one thing have to do with the other and listen to his insight what does the P say you put the stones on the on the uh corners on the shoulders the strap of the a they are stones of a reminder to the Jewish people Aon carries those names on his heart as a remembrance we've spoken previous leaders I think last year the year before that Aon had to remember the Jewish people a leader a parent a rebi has to think about about the people whom they are responsible to on their heart all day and every day everywhere says so why was it designed this way says Rashi that when Hashem would see the Coen wearing the a with the stones and the six the 12 names Al together the six and six of the Jewish people it would be a reminder it would be a reminder hasem would remember the righteousness and then he would show us favor Rashi doesn't say mat son what was the right righteousness that hasem would see he'd see the names of six the names of six it would invoke the righteousness and hasem would show favor what's the righteousness that he's invoking so he says you know what the is when we want hem to show us favor you know what we have to show him that we are unified that we are united and what are we unified and United around we're United around is Hashem we have so much more in common than we have that divides us this one wears this kind of yamaka this one wears the other kind of yamaka that one doesn't wear any yamaka asaz young old Republican Democrat it doesn't matter Yankee fan will even make room for the Red Sox fan as difficult and painful as that may be but when Hashem sees that we are united that we're unified around sh Isel that whatever differences legitimate reasonable as long as respectful whatever differences we have what unites us is our devotion to you what unites us is when he sees that hinted too by the six names six names six stones six stones the that the children answered their father that is the statement of Jewish Unity that's when he shows us favor we're going through such a time of divisiveness of divide over politics and over Corona and people's behavior and still over religion still over religion it's horrific and we have to rise above it because if we want Hashem to show us favor if we want to be redeemed from this misery then the answer is not further judgment the answer is not further division the answer is not further partisanship the answer is further and greater unity and unity around that which unites us and for Jews what unites us is that the children the 12 tribes who the 12 tribes all different logos and signas B symbols but yet they all responded to their father that has to be our response now and this also explains the say why do we have the story of Theos Jason Jos the story of the clothing of the te us just as the atone so to the clothing the garments of the clothing are so what do you see how are they for what so the there continues so the gar there says that the a this garment we're talking about with the 12 Stones six and six tribes this atoned for the sin of idolatry the sin of idolatry and this is again a perfect explanation say of Dr you see their are mistakes sometimes we lose our way sometimes we worship money and power and social media and fame we worship all kind of idolatries around us what is the antidote what is the answer the a with the six and six the 12 Stones the a with with the a whose acronym six stones on six names on is an acronym for shma that Unity the unity of Faith the unity of that's the and are talking about and the they're intrinsically connected the way the aod is the antidote to AAR is it's being united around 12 tribes in sync declaring that is our greatest strength the we'll see this maybe the rest of our time the the robe of the a page 47 in the art make the robe of the A and how do you make it entirely out of entirely out of its head opening shall be folded over within it so in other words you have the opening of this robe double over fold over the opening and sew it up to make a a border all around it it should be M the work of a weaver like the opening of a coat of mail so that it will not tear the reason that we have a hem the reason that we have a collar around our garments is so that they don't tear as someone who unfortunately has to help people tear Kaa when they lose a loved one we have a razor a scissor it's not easy to start that tear of Kaa because the Hem is a reinforcement so this of the coin doubled over stitched so it's a reinforcement so that it will not tear that is the point but listen to the words P Ro the head open are in it sa it should have a saf it should have a boundary around the opening what should we start with the says the [Applause] following he says call every Jewish person every human being a person needs to have it says surrounding your mouth you need a boundary every human being needs a boundary around their mouth you need to be measured and careful and mindful in judicious with what we say and that's what the p means there should be a boundary around our mouth in other words you have to have a filter you know some people Bol you know some people um they um proudly say I don't have a filter I don't have a what can I do I don't have a filter there's nothing to be proud nothing to boast about not having a filter you have to have a filter the that's what the says the means put a filter around your mouth let there be a reinforcement a boundary a hem around your mouth be judicious and filter what comes out your mouth if you find the door open you know that there's no one there you find the door locked there's a person because it means that they had the discipline in order to be able to close it in order to be able to in order to be able to lock it says on the same this that we're talking about that was designed in this fashion it was made from if we said the a is it atones for idolatry what does the atone for says because the had a sound we're going to get to in a moment the bells attached on the bottom so the thing that had a sound that produced a sound let it come in a tone for the tone for the thing that had a sound a sound namely we just spent time on the aod six and six stones correspond correspond with a what is the connection between the this robe and atoning for the sin of Gossip of Lara so quotes theer who writes the whole was made from the color turquoise like theas that go on sitas why just like we know the tells us when it comes to the color the deep blue the are similar to The Sea so when you see the and when you see that color it will remind you of the deep blue sea and then you'll act like the deep blue sea the sea has a boundary to it it has a beach it has a shore hasem gave language a boundary you need a filter don't just speak your mind don't say everything that you think don't be uh just a flood of speech you need a boundary you need to have a beach a Shore as what happens the sea has a job the Water Mass on Earth is greater than the land mass and yet the water stays where it's meant to be we make a br Al every morning we make a br thanking Hashem that the sea stays where it's supposed to what would happen a hurricane a tornado come and the sea level or the waves come and they flood those who are still still rebuilding from Hurricane Sandy those who are still trying to recover from hurricanes that have wiped out the gulf in New Orleans they know the surge of the sea can wipe out so generally speaking the sea does not surge it respects a boundary it has a boundary in fact tell is a great where do you get married standing under a says that just like the sea has its boundary you distinguish between the Sea and the land is so here theas the deep blue is a reminder it's a reminder of the Sea and the Sea reminds us that our power of speech needs to have boundaries you need to have a filter don't say things even if you think they're correct if they're hurtful don't say things that will be counter productive don't say things that are offensive or insensitive there needs to be a boundary and a filter a hem around what we say that's the P that's the and that's here the quoted by that's why it's made out of also he says is a further reminder not just the deep blue is a reminder of the deep blue sea and the sea is boundary but the deep blue sea is a reminder of the heavens the heavens a reminder of the Heavenly the Heavenly Throne where God dwells so oh beautiful inside of that's this next what does that mean what it means a person's head is found where in their mouth that you need to have your head in your mouth you need to think about what you say your mouth can't be on its own your mouth can't have its own freedom and liberty to just say whatever it wants you have to have your head in your mouth you have to have your thoughts in your mouth you have to think and be mindful about what you say and that's why it is the color that's what it means that's what it means but moving right along moving right along I want to share with you a couple more incredible insights in the limited time unfortunately limited time limited because of you I would do this forever but we've got an hour that's how long you give me somebody recently posted last week's parha Shear in a chat and it got back to me they posted it to friends and they wrote long but great sheer said long it was an hour I didn't even go over an hour but in today's sound bite Generation 1 hour is the max 1 hour is long if it's over 2 five minutes it's long so the here gives us the description of the it's made out and around it continuing page 47 you make on The Hem pomegranates of turquoise purple and Scarlet wool on the Hem all around and gold Bells between them all around gold Bell and a pomegranate a gold Bell and a pomegranate on the Hem of the robe going all around andon wears this in order to serve so that the sound will be heard when he enters the KES before hasem and when he leaves so that he will not die what are we talking about what are we talking about so the sound will be heard when he goes into The KES when he goes around and so he will not die why Bell bells made as pomegranates a big we're not going to get into but the structure of the Bells and the pomegranates and the alternating and what went inside and what went on the outside and how did it work but what is the role what is the goal the Torah tells us itself that the sound can be heard now what's being heard is that speaking is the Bell producing a sound and why does Hashem need a sound what is the sound when he comes in and when he goes out and so important that otherwise he would die what is going on here with our with our what's being produced I want to share with you and RHA Brer has this in his great book called teachings five different interpretations of what this means and two come from raak and two from thei and one from the so it says Rak the following he says that it's simply respectful you don't walk in without knocking you don't simply enter so the sound that it would produce is essentially the doorbell it's the knock you don't enter without knocking and what is this similar to he says this is similar to that it says regarding the one who wasn't called and arrives suddenly will be put to death so just like with a mere mortal King you cannot come without being invited you cannot come without being announced it's disrespectful so too the sounds of the Bells have to be heard before Aon enters because that's respectful to the the Kingdom of Heaven writes raak is like the Earthly Kingdom so you have to show respect so this is designed and embedded within the fashion design of it is the message of being respectful and showing respect that is the first explanation and another reason so that it will be known that the co want to enter And even though hasem knows absolutely everything why do we need it why do we need it it means NASA means to be accepted says it means Shish nishma is in nishma just like a Nas the nishma it means not to be heard but it means to be accepted it means here too that the co God's prayer has to be heard and accepted um and that is the prerequisite for putting on the big day Kahuna big day Kahuna so um this Bell is an indication that theas have to be heard nishma kishma the Koo according to this interpretation is not the sound of the Bell but is the sound of Aron that a person has to DAV that all that they do will be done with success those the interpretation of Ru and we apply these in our daily lives he points out first does that we have a Min to knock on the door before entering the gamar says it even so radically even in your own home even if you know nobody is there because we're trying to cultivate and condition the sense of der and the Der is that you knock before entering and that's what these bells represent Aron's knocking before entering we also have a parallel in the world of daving before we go in to speak to Hashem what is that example we say before we walk into the many people are mumbling they're running they're running late they're in sh they don't even think about dting until they're on the inside but the proper practice is to say matu on the way to sh and these two practices that we continue to knock today as an expression of and saying on the way to which is the that our voice be heard on our way into daving where daving that our daving be successful are modeled after these interpret we also have two interpretations of the writes people need to know when was the right time so the ringing Bell when iron would enter was an alarm it was a it was a siren for the people who lived around harab that the aod was in session when they knew that their person was daving they davened as well this two has a this two has a parallel in our world that we know that even if you can't make it to unfortunately we've seen this and know this well during Corona even if you can't make it to sh there is a merit and a value and a virtue to ding at the same time that the community is daving they daved at the same time Aron did the aod how did they know when he did the aod because the Bells on his hand would ring similarly we should DAV at the time that we know others are daving number two is he says um so we should be recognized and distinguished from all the other Kim who are working there that the co is different and distinguished from the others and he should remember that the also has a beautiful interpretation here but we are running out of time you can look up theob mberg inside I'll tell you a different writes this is this is a message is a leader of the people and the even though leaders are often quiet they're shy they're reserved the intro generally speaking being soft spoken generally speaking being quiet and shy has Merit has virtue however that's only true when it comes to physical things but also but in a place that one cannot remain silentes when you enter into cles when you enter into the world of Kes you want to bees you want to be an you want to be a CO then your voice has to be heard you have to speak truth to power you cannot hide under the carpet you cannot hide in the shadows you can't afford to say I'm not getting involved you have to step up and you have to speak out and you have to be willing to put yourself on the line to those who are creating a you cannot tolerate it because then you become part of the problem you have to be willing to speak up and to speak out I love thises if you want to enter the arena ofes then we have to hear your voice you cannot be silent you cannot take the the way easy way out of not of not speaking we have one minute left so I'll just share one last idea by the way know that in 2011 archaeologists found a bell Ellie shukra one of the archaeologists said they found a bell in a dig in ear David and they said that Bell is one of these it's one of these uh one of the the bells that we're talking about that was on the ham of the and that atoned for lar there were 72 bells in total not coincidentally also the 72 shades of white that would make someone a mats now if you're trying to bring awareness to the importance of not misusing or abusing speech and you want to inspire people not to gossip would you do that by making more noise or less noise would you do that by ringing a bell or by calling for silence it's sort of bizarre if you're telling people is shash still stop gossiping you don't need to you don't need to chatter then one should have a garment that makes no noise why is the antidote to gossip a garment that makes noise that Rings like a bell it's a question that Bern of Bernard Weinberger the great Shem asks and he answers as follows he says later in the Torah says that we take two clean birds as an atonement and the Z says one bird corresponds with bad speech and one bird with good speech what does that mean one one bird bad speech and one Bird good so the shov explains that sometimes we have the opportunity to offer positive reinforcement sometimes we can give a compliment or say something nice and we remain silent sometimes our guilt is that we spoke and said the wrong things and sometimes our guilt is that there was something correct to say and we remained silent instead we could have given a compliment we could have said an encouraging word we could have offered praise we could have given the ER the value to the person who feel like they're an outsider and we stayed silent when we should have spoken up says the that's what the Zar means one bird is when we spoke and we shouldn't have and one bird is when we're silent and we should have spoken and maybe that's the is why dka it's the ringing of a bell which is an atonement for gossip because the answer in the antidote to wrong speech is not no speech the answer in the antidote to no speech is the proper use of the best speech the proper use of the best speech Sam said says understood the importance of giving these compliments when he says says here's how you it speak to those who are wise and talented what you should tell them is that there are people who are filled with Godly wisdom give them positive reinforcement and if you do then then they'll be able to accomplish great things give someone compliment lift them up praise them and they'll accomplish great great things Gman teaches us in marriage the ratio of positive to negative Dr John gotman is able to predict whether a marriage will last and he's identified what are the indicators of dysfunction versus functional marriages he found the single biggest determinant to a happy and healthy marriage are the ratio of positive to negative comments and the optimal 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